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Inktober, day 17~
"Nobody likes me, I have no friends, I'm...useless..."
"Mom, why don't you love me?"
Everyone hates Chloe, and I kinda do too, but her development in the recent episodes were gold and we need more of it pronto.
The last few episodes of season 2 have helped develop her character and explains where she gets her attitude. But I personally feel its not enough to get me to fully like her. She looks super great, her transformation sequence is actually my favorite out of everyone's, but it seems like every time she gets the most minor development, the next episode its back to square one. Right back to being an arrogant, terrible person who is the top cause of akumatization in Paris. I find it unfair that she gets to be a superhero, despite everything she's done. Regardless of her great development in the recent episode, its still her fault. She caused a scene with that train, she got akumatized, and didn't want to give back the Miraculous. She got her father akumatized. Sure, she ended up fixing her messes, but regardless, it doesn't change the fact that she starts all the messes in the first place.
Which is sad, I feel as though she deserved at least one other episode where she actually became Queen Bee for the sake of someone else, and not just Ladybug taking pity on her. (Aside from the season finale)
This show is very messy and repetitive, but this still surprised me regardless of my Chloe criticisms. I'm frankly surprised she had any development at all to be honest.
I hope we get more of it. I really want her to actually change to become a better person so she can finally be a true member of the Miraculous Friendship Group, and stop being the akuma plot device for a majority of the show.
Chloe Bourgeois, Marinette Dupain-Cheng (C) Miraculous Ladybug
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i feel like season 3 will spark a rivalry between her and lila, which might help bond her and marinette more as friends. after all, how crazy would it be if lila successful turned everyone (except adrien because he knows) on marinette and it was chloe, the only person she hated more than hawkmoth, who stood up for her. it would be fantastic development and could be fantastic
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I actually agree with everything you're saying(especially her transformation sequence being the best, unf) but I also think someone who has been that awful for that long doesn't change that quickly. What's important is the groundwork has been laid for her to start being better. So I too am looking forward to where they're going with her character development from here on out.
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Your criticism is totally valid! I can understand why people would think she doesn't deserve the Bee Miraculous at this stage in her life. If I may interject (is that the right word?) briefly, I would like to discuss a different perspective.
Being an adolescent is the weird spot between child and adult, maturity speaking. Some adolescents make very adult choices early, and some don't grow into an adult state of mind for a while (at least into our mid 20's in our prefrontal cortex, which controls emotions and the like). I am similar to the latter. However, I would like to propose that the Miraculous are symbolic of a "right of passage" into adulthood. As heroes, every choice is life or death, fixing Paris or making it worse. They have to think outside of themselves, much like many functioning adults do on a daily basis. With this in mind, I think Chloe was "given" the Miraculous as an opportunity to grow up mentally and emotionally. Chloe's character development has been lacking up to this point because there haven't been too many opportunities for her to fix her messes or she never takes initiative as an "adult" to fix them. This opportunity to be a hero may be the start of a long, steady "redemption arc" for Chloe.
This also happens in the Bible, if I may be religiously inclined. In the New Testament, Saul was wretched to the Christians after Jesus went back to Heaven. He persecuted them (Most scholars cannot agree on what "persecuted" in this sense means. In Greek, this could mean anything from heckling, to throwing eggs, to physical abuse. He never really explains it, nor does he give any explanation as to why he did it. Luke says that he used to vote the death penalty for Christians).He was hated in the strongest sense by the Christians, much like the cast and the fans of Miraculous despise Chloe.
In the book of Acts, Saul was traveling to Damascus and was blinded and experienced a vision of Jesus, who said to him, "Why have you persecuted Me?" "Who are you?" Saul asked, to which Jesus responded, "I am He whom you have persecuted."
Copying from Wikipedia (I edited it to modern English), In Acts 9:1-22, "[Saul] was blinded for three days and had to be led into Damascus by the hand. During these three days, Saul took no food or water and spent his time in prayer to God. When Ananias of Damascus arrived, he laid his hands on him and said: 'Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto you in the way as you came, has sent me, that you might receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.' His sight was restored, he got up and was baptized." So he earned his "redemption arc" with spiritual maturity and straightened up.
And even before Ananias came to Saul, he was wary of his reputation. He didn't want to go because he didn't think Saul was serious. God persisted and told Ananias to go to Saul anyways. Saul changed his name to Paul and has since become one of the most praised Apostles of Jesus. This, to me, parallels fans' and the cast's distrust of Chloe having the Miraculous to start with. Ladybug/Marinette also seems to parallel Jesus calling for Chloe to help as Queen Bee (as in your illustration) and as Ananias in doubt when she tells Chloe she "doesn't deserve to be a superhero." However, if things pan out for Chloe as things did with Paul from a literature standpoint, Chloe may rise up and prove everyone she is a strong, capable character.
I, too, look forward to Chloe growing into a well-rounded young woman. It may take time and patience from the rest of the cast, but it can be done. Given that Thomas Astruc and ZAG have confirmed more seasons, it will be a slow bloom.
Thank you for your time and for reading this. I didn't mean to go this far in-depth.
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